Urban Management and Affairs
The Urban Management and Affairs Concentration is designed to equip students with the specialized skills and knowledge needed to manage and lead in urban metropolitan environments effectively.
This concentration focuses on developing skills in managing in urban metropolitan environment.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PADM 570 | Urban and Community Politics | 3 |
| Select a minimum of two of the following: | 6 | |
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Collaborative Public Mgmt | ||
| Managing Sustainable Communities | ||
| Electives Approved by Program Director | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | |
Nonprofit
The Nonprofit Management and Governance Concentration is tailored to prepare students with the necessary skills and knowledge to manage and govern nonprofit organizations effectively.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PADM 520 | Nonprofit Governance | 3 |
| Select a minimum of two of the following: | 6 | |
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Grant Management | ||
| Nonprofit Finance and Fundraising | ||
| Electives Approved by Program Director | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | |
Public Health Concentration
This concentration focuses on measures to prevent disease, promote health and prolong life. Public health activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy. The emphasis is on populations and systems, not on individual patients or diseases.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HSM 545 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| Select a minimum of two of the following: | 6 | |
| Epidemiology | ||
| Applied Research for Public Health Professionals | ||
| Public Health and the Urban Context | ||
| Electives Approved by Program Director | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | |
J.D./MPA Dual Degree Program
The College of Law and Public Service offers a dual degree program for Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA). The interdisciplinary curriculum prepares graduates with the background knowledge and skills necessary to assess the integrated functions of public law, policy development, and execution within all levels of government agencies and private or nonprofit quasi-governmental organizations. Upon satisfying all the requirements for both programs, graduates earn two separate degrees, a J.D. degree awarded by the College of Law and Public Service and an M.P.A. degree awarded by the Department of Public Administration.